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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/27/13, Nelnet Inc (NYSE: NNI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.10, payable on 3/15/13. As a percentage of NNI's recent stock price of $32.87, this dividend works out to approximately 0.30%.

Below is a dividend history chart for NNI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.10 declared by Nelnet Inc:

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from NNI is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.22% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.